句子的簡練:累贅是寫作常見的弊病之一。寫作時應力求言簡意賅,短小精悍。也就是說,在能說“走,天竺!”的時候千萬不要說“你挑著擔我騎著馬迎來日出送走晚霞地去西天也就是天竺現在叫印度的地方如來佛祖那里取經到東土大唐來。”(咦?為什么大家都在吐?)眾人:
那個……總之,能簡潔就簡潔便是了。下面來看幾句例句。
繁瑣 My little bother always disappears from view when it is time for dinner.
簡潔 My little bother always disappears when it is time for dinner.
繁瑣 The point I am trying to make is that practice makes perfect.
簡潔 I believe that practice makes perfect.
繁瑣 I am writing to call your attention to the fact that…
簡潔 I am writing to remind you that…